word-vault/dist/data/cards/pa/palm.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "palm",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/tr/trees_evergreen.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top, growing in tropical countries. There are several types of palm tree, some of which produce fruit.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a date palm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a coconut palm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**palm leaves/fronds/groves**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["coconut", "date", "oil"],
                "palm + noun": ["tree", "branch", "frond"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He held the bird gently in **the palm of his hand**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "sweaty palms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **read somebody’s palm** *(= to say what you think will happen to somebody by looking at the lines on their )"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rubbed his palms against his jeans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He showed me the coins in his palm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spread his palms in a gesture of openness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His right palm was resting against my neck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hold out your arms with the palms facing downwards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She held out her hand to me, palm up."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["soft", "sweaty", "warm"],
                "verb + palm": ["hold up", "raise", "extend"],
                "palm + verb": ["sweat", "face", "rest"],
                "palm + noun": ["reader", "reading", "print"],
                "preposition": [
                    "against your palms",
                    "between your palms",
                    "in your palm"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give somebody money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give somebody money in order to persuade them to do something dishonest",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "bribe"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have complete control or influence over somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Even before he plays a note, he has the audience in the palm of his hand."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːm/",
                "audio": "pa/palm/palm__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːm/",
                "audio": "pa/palm/palm__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun sense 2 Old English palm(a), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch palm and German Palme, from Latin palma ‘palm (of a hand)’, its leaf being likened to a spread hand. noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th cent."
}